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If you paid any attention to TV meteorologists on Christmas Eve, you might have rushed out to purchase bottled water, shovels and other items necessary to handle the predicted snowpocalypse. Heck, you might’ve even tried gnawing off a foot, just to stave off inevitable postblizzard starvation.

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An Oklahoma man says he’s invented an engine that will run on anything.

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Kris Glenn is very proud of his Dennis Rodman autograph. That’s a good thing, too, since Glenn will have it on his bicep for the rest of his life.

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Anyone who has followed conservative media outlets in recent months probably understands that “Benghazi” is a synonym for “Obama political scandal.”

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It’s that time again. The yearly rankings are coming at you right and left. Best movies, best albums, best “Call Me Maybe” YouTube clip featuring dancing corgis.

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Visitors to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd, have until Sunday to glimpse National Geographic: Greatest Photographs of the American West. The exhibition showcases powerful images from the scientific institution’s 125-year collection, including canyons, critters and country folk. Admission is $5.75-$12.50. Call 478-2250 or visit nationalcowboymuseum.org.

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Parker Millsap topped our 2012 best local albums list with the disc Palisade, so get his 2013 off to a good start by showing up for his first local gig of the year. He’ll play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Rodeo Opry, 2221 Exchange Ave. Tickets are $15. Call 297-9773 or visit ohfo.org.

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Attention, brides and bridezillas: Don’t get married! At least not until you attend the Oklahoma Bridal Show at noon Sunday at Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens. There, you can meet wedding experts, see spectacular fashions, get ideas, taste cakes and win prizes, ’til death do you part. Tickets are $10.99-$13. Call 602-8500 or visit okbride.com.

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Ring in 2013 with a few rounds of Thunder! Your favorite NBA team storms Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno, at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and next Wednesday, to face off against, respectively, the Brooklyn Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. There will be blood. Tickets are $120-$300. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.

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Get all shook up when renowned Elvis Presley tribute artist Travis LeDoyt rocks Riverwind Casino, 1544 State Highway 9 in Norman. He’ll perform hits from Presley’s prime at 8 p.m. Saturday, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Blue Suede Shoes” and so many other songs your mom once screamed and cried over. Tickets are $10- $15. Call 322-6000 or visit riverwind.com.

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Could it be true? You can enjoy ice skating and give to charity at the same time? Yes! Now through Sunday, the Norman Outdoor Holiday Ice Rink is open, benefiting the Assistance League of Norman. Find the rink at Marc Heitz Chevrolet, 1221 Ed Noble Parkway. Admission is $10 for adults needing skates, $7 for adults who bring their own, and $5 for kids age 5 and under. Visit normanicerink.com.

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Now in its 41st year, Asleep at the Wheel returns to town as lively as ever. The Grammy-winning kings of Texas swing take the stage at Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main in Norman, at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $40-$50. Call 321-9600 or visit soonertheatre.org.

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Wayne Coyne seems to be excited about the upcoming release of Freak Night, a video of The Flaming Lips’ Oct. 26 show at the Zoo Amphitheatre: “Comes out next week!! Halloween for Christmas!!” he tweeted on Dec. 12.

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State Rep. Mark McCullough, R-Sapulpa, evidently trying to merge reality with the action movie playing in his head, had a flash of insight on the massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.

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In a move seemingly plucked straight out of Joseph Heller’s classic novel, Catch- 22, Oklahoma State University officials decided the best way to protect victims of sexual assault was to not tell police about those incidents of sexual assault.